Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy mentioned town centre first officers and a number of Deputies have raised the one-per-county. We have taken that on board and if a request comes in for further resources, we can accommodate it. Across our local authority system, there are vacancy officers. We are looking at a scheme now through our architectural conservation officers to ensure every county has one. We see it as an interdisciplinary approach. We build up the town teams and the town centre first officer has a role to play in that. There is a huge opportunity there to use the skills and resources across the local authority system.